Tuesday on A Juneau Afternoon, Scott Burton hosts: CBJ Parks and Rec’s Alix Pierce will tell us about the Youth and Seniors Activities Survey; Lauren Anderson will highlight Halloween activities at the Treadwell Ice Arena; We’ll hear about New Member Month here at KTOO Public Media. Marta Lastufka will preview the “The Big Picture,” a…
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Tlingit tribal conference in Sitka leans into cultural contrast with Alaska Day holiday
Alaska Native people gather before Alaska Day in Sitka to share knowledge and to heal.
Video: Red Carpet Concert with Alex Kotlarsz
Juneau musician Alex Kotlarsz dropped into the KTOO arts room and played us three of his original tunes.
The story behind Juneau’s latest public art project — and who paid for it
The new cruise ship berths cost $54 million, and a city ordinance requires at least 1 percent of that go toward public art – these sculptures.
Tlingit poet and scholar Nora Marks Dauenhauer, 90, was culture bearer
A fluent Tlingit speaker, Dauenhauer made countless contributions to the study and preservation of the language and oral tradition.
Juneau business showcases diverse artists’ work in postcard contest
Kindred Post owner Christy Namee Eriksen, her staff and other community members whittled 250 entries down to 10 winners, with a priority on artists who’ve been social marginalized. Their work will be sold in a run of 1,000 postcards in October.